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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 1988-1579 - call general election . . ORDINANCE NO. 1579 AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, I F NECESSARY; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING., ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Sect ion 1. An election shall be held within the corporate 1 irni ts of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 7 th day of May, 1988, such day being the first Saturday in May, 1988, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for the purpose of electing the following City officials: Mayor--for a 3 year term Councilperson--District 2, for a 3 year terrn Councilperson--District 3, for a 3 year term A run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on May 21, 1988, between the sarne hours. Section 2. Said election shall be held at each of the following voting places within said City, and the following narned persons are hereby appointed as officers of said election, to-wit: Election Precinct # 1 Polling Place: Lornax Elernentary School 10615 North Avenue "L" La Porte, Texas 77571 Boundaries: BEGINNING at the intersection of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks and Spencer Highway (West Main Street); THENCE westerly along Spencer Highway (West Main Street) to Big Island Slough; THENCE north to north boundary of Creekmont Subdivision; THENCE west along north boundary of Creekrnont Subdivision to Underwood Road; THENCE north along Underwood Road to the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks; e . Ordinance No. 1579, Page 2. THENCE southeasterly along tracks, following a curve Southerly direction along Spencer Highway (West Main Election Officials: the Southern Pacific railroad to the South, and continuing in a the Southern Pacific railroad to Street). Sara Arrnand , Presiding Judge Jerrie Neumann , Alternate Presiding Judge Election Precinct # 2 Polling Place: Baker School Cafetoriurn West Main Street and Underwood Road La Porte, Texas Boundaries: BEGINNING at the intersection of Willrnont Street and Fairmont Parkway: THENCE west along Fairrnont Parkway to the east boundary line of San Jacinto College~ THENCE north along the east boundary line of San Jacinto College to Spencer Highway (West Main Street); THENCE east along Spencer Highway (West Main Street) to Underwood Road; THENCE north along Underwood Road to the north boundary of Creekmont Subdivision~ THENCE east along the north boundary of Creekmont Subdivision to Big Island Slough~ THENCE south along Big Island Slough to Spencer Highway (West Main Street); THENCE west along Spencer Highway (West Main Street) to Myrtle Creek Drive~ THENCE south along Myrtle Creek Drive to Cedarmont Drive; THENCE southerly along Cedarmont Drive to Willrnont Drive~ THENCE southerly along Willrnont Drive to Fairrnont Parkway. Election Officials: Inqe.Br.owder Anita Drake , presiding Judge , Alternate Presiding Judge Election Precinct # 3 Polling Place: Rizzuto Elementary School 3201 Farrington Boulevard La Porte, Texas 77571 e . Ordinance No. 1579, Page 3. Boundaries: BEGINNING at the intersection of the Exxon Pipeline Easernent and Fairmont Parkway: THENCE west along Fairmont Parkway to Willrnont Road; THENCE northerly along Willmont Road to Cedarmont Drive~ THENCE northerly along Cedarrnont Drive to Myrtle Creek Drive; THENCE northerly along Myrtle Creek Drive to Spencer Highway (West Main Street); THENCE east along Spencer Highway (West Main Street) to Exxon Pipeline Easernent; THENCE southerly along Exxon Pipeline Easement to Fairrnont Parkway. Election Officials: .Tanet f.:ravp.!,,: , Presiding Judge Paula Rizzuto , Alternate Presiding Judge Election Precinct # 4 Polling Place: DeWalt Special Services Center Madison and North 6th Street La Porte, Texas 77571 Boundaries: BEGINNING at the intersection of North Broadway Street and the Southern Pa~ific Railroad Tracks~ THENCE south along North Broadway Street to West "A" Street~ THENCE west along West "A" Street to the Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks; THENCE north following a along curve the Southern to the east Pacific of said Railroad railroad Tracks, tracks; THENCE easterly along the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to North Broadway Street. Election Officials: Pauline Lewi!": , Presiding Judge Anna Hurnphrey , Alternate Presiding Judge Election Precinct # 5 Polling Place: La Porte Senior High School 301 E. Fairmont Parkway La Porte, Texas 77571 . . Ordinance No. 1579 , Page 4. Boundaries: BEGINNING at the intersection of Barbour's Cut Boulevard and North Broadway Street~ THENCE south along Broadway Street to the south City Limit line; THENCE east along the south City Limit line to the shoreline of Galveston Bay~ THENCE northerly along the shoreline of Galveston Bay to Donaldson Avenue; THENCE northwesterly along Donaldson Avenue to Barbour's Cut Boulevard: THENCE west along Barbour's Cut Boulevard to North Broadway. Election Officials: , Presiding Judge Sarah Odell , Alternate Presiding Judge Lorraine Miller Election Precinct # 6 Polling Place: La Porte City Hall 604 West Fairmont Parkway La Porte, Texas 77571 Boundaries: BEGINNING at the intersection of West "A" Street and South Broadway; THENCE south along South Broadway Street to McCabe Road; THENCE west along McCabe Road to the Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks; THENCE north along the Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks to Fairrnont Parkway: THENCE west along Fairmont Parkway to Exxon Pipeline Easement; THENCE north along Exxon Pipeline Easernent to Spencer Highway (West Main Street); THENCE east along Spencer Highway (West Main Street) to Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks; THENCE south along Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks to West "A" Street; THENCE east along West "A" Street to South Broadway Street. Absentee Polling Place: La Porte City Hall 604 West Fairmont Parkway La Porte, Texas 77571 . e Ordinance No. , Page 5. Election Officials: Delores Gonzales , Presiding Judge Theresa Sabin , Alternate Presiding Judge An Absentee Ballot Board is hereby created to process Absentee voting results for the election and the runoff election, if necessary. Charlotte Boudreaux is appointed Presiding Judge of the Absentee Ballot Board. At least two (2) other mernbers of the Absentee Ballot Board shall be appointed by the Presiding Judge, in the sarne manner as the precinct election clerks. Section 3. Voting at said election, including absentee voting, shall be by the use of voting rnachines, and the ballots of said elections shall conform to the Texas Election Code, as arnended. Section 4. Absentee voting by personal appearance shall begin on the 20th day and shall continue through the 4th day preceding the day of the election. Except as authorized herein, the clerk shall not permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for the clerk's off ice, and under no circumstances shall he perrni t anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance at any time when his office is not open to the public. Absentee voting by mail shall begin on the 20th day pre- ceding the date of the election and shall continue until ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. on the second day preceding election day. Absentee voting shall be conducted by a clerk for absentee voting, narnely, Paula Rizzuto , and the place at which the absentee voting shall be conducted is designated as the La Porte City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, to which address ballot applications and ballots voted by rnail rnay be mailed. Said clerk shall keep said office open for absentee voting during his regular working hours and in any . e Ordinance No. 1579, page 6. event for at least eight (8) hours on each day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an official State holiday. Section 5. The Council Conference Room of the La Porte City Hall is hereby designated as the Central Counting Station to receive all ballots cast at said election, and Cherie Black is hereby appointed the Presiding Judge for said Central Counting Station. Said Judge shall appoint any clerks necessary to assist in receiving ballots and other records and in perforrning the other duties of said Judge in this regard. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to obtain, or cause to be obtained, the necessary electronic tabulating equprnent, to arrange for the testing thereof as provided by law and to employ a duly qualified rnanager and a duly qualified tabulation supervisor to perform the duties respectively irnposed on them by law with respect to the processing and tabulation of ballots at the Central Counting Station. Section 6. That all election materials including notice of the election, ballots, instruction cards, affidavits and other forms which voters may be required to sign and all absentee voting materials shall be printed in both English and Spanish, or Spanish translations thereof shall be made available in the circumstances permitted and in the rnanner required by law. Section 7. The City Secretary of the City of La Porte shall forthwith issue Notice of said election by causing a substantial copy of this Ordinance to be published one time in the BAYSHORE SUN, which is hereby found and declared to be a newspaper of general circulation in said Ci ty, not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the said election. Section 8. Upon a candidate tendering his application on the forrn prescribed, the City Secretary shall furnish to such candidate all inforrnation relative to the qualifications for . . . e Ordinance No. 1579 , Page 7. the office being sought~ the method of placing the candidate's narne on the ballot~ the amount of the required filing fee; and any other pertinent information concerning said election. Section 9. Each candidate for the office of Mayor or Council- person rnust be a resident elector of the City. Each candidate for the office of District Councilperson rnust also be a resident of the district for which he files. Section 10. The deadline for a candidate to rnake applica- tion to have his name appear upon the ballot for such election, is hereby designated and established as 5:00 o'clock P.M., Wednesday, March 23, 1988. No application shall be accepted for filing prior to February 22, 1988. The filing fee for each candidate for the office of Councilperson is hereby established as Fifty Dollars ($50.00). The filing fee for each candidate for the office of Mayor is hereby established as One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). The filing fees shall be used to defray the cost of the election, and said fees shall be prorated and any surplus shall be refunded to said candidates. As an alternative to paying a f il ing fee, a candidate may obtain a place onthe ballot by filing a petition as provided for in City of La Porte Home Rule Charter, Article 2.04 c.3. Section 11. Said election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter of the City of La Porte, and the general election laws of the State of Texas governing general and municipal elections, so far as sarne may be applicable thereto. Section 12. Irnrnediately after said election, the officers holding the sarne shall make and deliver the returns of the results thereof and the accompanying records for use in the official canvass to the City Council of the City of La Porte, and the City Council shall canvass said returns at the earliest practicable time, and shall, immediately after canvassing the returns, declare the results of the election. The Mayor shall . . . . Ordinance No. 1579 , Page 8. immediately thereafter deliver to the candidate for whom the majority of votes has been polled for each respective office, a certificate of election. Such elected officials shall assume their duties within ten (lO) days thereafter, Sundays excluded, upon their taking the oath of office. Section 13. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and each said provision would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any provision hereof shall be ineffec- tive, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not impair or affect the remaining portion, or any part thereof, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed alone. Section 14. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its passage and approval. Section 15. The City Council officially finds, deterrnines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the tirne required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated~ and that this rneeting has been open to the public as required by law at all tirnes during which this Ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirrns such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 8th day of February, 1988. . . . Ordinance No. 1579, Page 9 ATTEST: ~~ Cherie Black, City Secretary AP;:: uJ ~ Knox W. Askins, City Attorney e CITY OF LA PORTE BY ~f{~? ~A 'No. rnan M one, Mayo -- e e ORDENANZA NUM. 1579 UNA ORDENANZA LLAMANDO LA ELECCION REGULAR Y ANUAL DE LA CIUDAD DE LA PORTE; LLAMANDO UNA ELECCION ESPECIAL, SI NECESARIA; DESIGNANDO PRECINTOS ELECTORALES Y LUGARES DE VOTO; PROVEYENDO EL usa DE LAS MAQUINAS DE VOTAR; NOMBRANDO OFICIALES ELECTORALES; PROVEYENDO LOS METADOS Y FECHAS DE LA VOTACION EN AUSENCIA; PROVEYENDO POR UN COMITE DE VOTACION EN AUSENCIA; PROVEYENDO LA NOTACION OFICIAL DE LOS VOTOS DE LA ELECCION; PROVEYENDO LA NOTICIA DE ELECCION; PROVEYENDO LA FECHA MAS TARDE PARA HACERSE CANDIDATO Y LOS GASTOS PARA ESTO; DANDO UNA CLAUSULA DE SALVAMIENTO, EN LA CUAL SE DECLARA QUE SI UNA PORCION DE LA ELECCION RESULTA INCORRECTA 0 CON ERROR, LAS PORCIONES QUE QUEDAN NO ESTAN AUTOMATICAMENTE INVALIDAS; COMPLIENDO CON LA LEY DE LAS SESSIONES ABIERTAS; Y POR ESTO PROVEYENDO UNA FECHA EFECTIVA. SEA ORDENADO POR EL AYUNTAMIENTO MUNICIPAL DE LA PORTE: Seccion 1. Una eleccion sera administrada dentro de los limetes de la Ciudad de La Porte, Tejas el )(.t~ dia de mayo, 1988, ese dia siendo el primer sabado en mayo, 1988, entres las horas de las siete (7:00) a.m. y las siete (7:00) p.m., para elegir oficiales del ayuntamiento municipal: Alcalde - por 3 anos Consejero - Distrito 2, por 3 anos Consejero - Distrito 3 - por 3 anos La eleccion de empate, si necessaria, sera tomada mayo 21, 1988, entre 1as mismas horas. Seccion 2. Dicha eleccion sera tomada en cada uno de los siguentes lugares dentro de la Ciudad de La Porte y las siguentes personas seran oficiales de la eleccion: Precinto Electoral Num 1 Lu~ar de Votacion: Lomax Elementary School 10615 North Avenue L La Porte, Texas Fronteras: Empesando en la interseccion del ferrocarril Southern Pacific y Spencer Highway (West Main Street); Siguiendo al oeste por Spencer Highway hasta Big Island Slough; Siguendo al norte hasta la norte frontera de Creekmont Subdivision; Siguendo al oeste por la frontera norte de la subdivision de Creekmont hasta Underwood Siguendo al oeste hasta las lineas del ferrocarril Southern Pacific; Siguendo al sureste por las lineas del ferrocarril, siguendo una curva al sur, y continuando al sur por la linea del ferrocarril hasta Spencer Highway (West Main Street) e e Ordenanze Num 1579, Page 2 Officiales de Eleccion: Sara Armand Juez principal Jerrie Neumann Juez alternativo Precinto Electoral Num 2 Lu~ar de Votacion: Baker School Cafeteria West Main Street and Underwood Road La Porte, Texas Fronteras: Empesando en la interseccion de Willmont Street y Fairmont Parkway; Siguendo al oeste por Fairmont Parkway hasta la front era este de San Jacinto College; Siguendo al norte por la frontera este de San Jacinto College hasta Spencer Highway (West Main Street) Siguendo al oeste por Spencer Highway hasta Underwood Road; Siguendo al norte por Underwood Road hasta la norte frontera de la subdivision Creekmont; Siguendo al oeste por la frontera del norte de la subdivision Creekmont hasta el Big Island Slough; Siguendo sur por el Big Island Slough hasta Spencer Highway; Siguendo al oeste por Spencer Highway hasta Myrtle Creek Drive; Siguendo sur por Myrtle Creek Drive hasta Cedarmont Drive; Siguendo al sur por Cedarmont Drive hasta Willmont Drive; Siguendo al sur por Willmont hasta Fairmont Parkway Oficiales de Eleccion: Inge Browder Juez principal Anita Drake Juez alternativo Precinto Electoral Num. ~ Lugar de Votacion: Rizzuto Elementary School 201 Farrington Boulevard La Porte, Texas Fronteras: Empesando en la interseccion de e1 olieducto de Exxon y Fairmont Parkway; Siguendo al oeste por Fairmont Parkway hasta Wil1mont Road; Siguendo al norte por Willmont Road hasta Cedarmont Drive; Siguendo al norte por Cedarmont Drive hasta Myrtle Creek Drive; Siguendo al norte por Myrtle Creek Drive hasta Spencer Highway; . e Ordenanza Num 1579, Page 3 Siguendo al oeste por Spencer Highway hasta el olieducto de Exxon; Siguendo al sur por el olieducto de Exxon hasta Fairmont Parkway. Oficiales de Eleccion: Janet Graves Juez principal Paula Rizzuto Juez alternativo Precinto Electoral Num. 4 Lugar de Votacion: DeWalt Special Services Center Madison & North 6th Street La Porte, Texas Fronteras: Empesondo en la interseccion de North Broadway Street y las lineas ferrocarril Southern Pacific; Siguendo sur por North Broadway Street hasta West A Street; Siguendo al oeste por West A Street hasta los lineas ferrocarril Southern Pacific; Siguendo al norte por el ferrocarril Southern Pacific, siguendo una curva al este del ferrocarril; Siguendo al este por el ferrocarril Southern Pacific hasta North Broadway Street. Oficiales de Eleccion: Pauline Lewis Juez principal Anna Humohrey Juez alternativo Precinto Electoral Num. 5 Lugar de Votacion: La Porte Senior High School 301 E. Fairmont Parkway La Porte, Texas Fronteras: Empesando en la interseccion de Barbour's Cut Boulevard y North Broadway Street; Siguendo al sur por Broadway Street hasta los limites sureno de la Ciudad; Siguendo al oeste por esta linea de limites hasta la bahia de Galveston; Siguendo al norte por la bahia de Galveston hasta Donaldson Avenue; Siguendo al noroeste por Donaldson Avenue hasta North Broadway. Oficiales de Eleccion: Sarah Odell Juez principal Lorraine Miller Juez alternativo . e Ordenanza Num 1579, Page 4 Precinto Electoral Num. 6 LUEar de Votacion: La Porte City Hall 604 West Fairmont Parkway La Porte, Texas Fronteras: Empesando en la interseccion de West "A" Street y South Broadway; Siguendo al sur por South Broadway Street hasta McCabe Road; Siguendo al oeste por McCabe Road hasta las lineas de ferrocarril Southern Pacific; Siguendo al norte por las lineas de ferrocarril Southern Pacific hasta Fairmont Parkway; Siguendo al oeste por Fairmont Parkway has el olieducto de Exxon; Siguendo al norte por el olieducto de Exxon hasta Spencer Highway; Siguendo al oeste por Spencer Highway hasta las lineas de ferrocarril Southern Pacific; Siguendo al sur por la linea de ferrocarril de Southern Pacific hasta West "A" Street; Siguendo al oeste por West A hasta South Broadway Street. Oficiales de Eleccion: Delores Gonzales Juez principal Theresa Sabin Juez alternativo Lugar de Votacion en Ausencia: La Porte City Hall 604 West Fairmont Parkway La Porte, Texas Un comite de Eleccion en Ausencia es creada para procesar los votos en ausencia para las eleccions juntas y para la eleccion de empate, si necesaria. Charlotte Boudreaux sera nombrada Juez Principal de este comite. A 10 menos dos (2) otros miembras del comite seran nombrados or este juez principal en la misma forma en cual se nombran los precinct election clerks. Seccion 1: La votacion en dicha eleccion, incluyendo la votacion en ausencia, sera por medio de maquinas de votacion, y las balotas de dichas elecciones conformaran al codigo electoral Tejano, como enmendado. Seccion 4. La votacion en ausencia por aparecer personalmente comenzara el dia 20, y continuara durante el dia 4 antes del dia de la eleccion. Excepto como autorizado por esto, ~ el dependiente no dejara que nadie vote en ausencia por aparecer personalmente durante un dia que sea dia de trabajo regular en la oficina del dependiente, y bajo ningunas circunstancias pueda alguien votar cuando la oficina esta cerrada al publico. La votacion en ausencia por medio del correo comenzara el dia 20 antes de la fecha de la eleccion, y seguira hasta las diez (10) de la manana durante el segundo dia antes del dia de la eleccion. . e Ordenanza Num 1579, Page 5 La votacion en ausencia se conducira por un dependiente para esta, precisamente, Paula Rizzuto, y el lugar de la votacion en ausencia se designa como la casa del ayuntamiento de La Porte, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Tejas, y a esta direccion se puede conseguir balotas y mandar balotas terminadas. Dicho dependiente guardara abierta su oficina para este proposito durante las horas regula res de trabajo, y en todo caso, por 10 menos 8 horas cada dia que no sea sabado, domingo, 0 dia de vacacion oficial del estado. Seccion ~: El cuarto de conferencia de la Ciudad de La Porte sera designado como la estacion central que recibe todos las balotas de dicha eleccion, y Cherie Black sera el juez prinicpal en esta estacion central. Dicha jeuz puedra nombrar asitentes para ayudar en recibir balotas y otros documentas y en asistiendo en otras hobras de la juez. El City Manager esta autorizado y direjido a obtener la maquinaria. El City Manager tambien nombrara un manager y un supervisor en cargo de tabulacion para hacer los cargos como designado por la ley y con respecto al proceso y tabulacion de balotas en la estacion centra. Seccion 6: Que todas los materiales de la eleccion inclusive noticias de la eleccion, balotas, tarjetas instructivas, atestaciones y otras formas que necesiten los votantes para firmar y todos los materiales de la votacion en ausencia se escriben en espanol e ingles, 0 sea que traducciones espanolas esten disponibles bajo las circunstancias permitidas y de la manera requerida por la ley. Seccion 7: La secretaria de la ciudad de La Porte pronto dara noticias de dicha eleccion por causar que una porcion substanciel de esta ordenanza sea publicada una vez en al Bayshore Sun, 10 cual por esto se halla y se declara un periodico de circulacion general en dicha ciudad, no menos de diez (10) dias ni mas de trenta (30) dias antes de la fecha de la eleccion. Seccion 8: Al ofrecer un candidato su aplicacion en la forma requerida, la secretaria municipal dara a tal candidato toda la informacion tocante alas calificaciones referentes a la oficina deseada; el metodo de poner el nombre sobre la balota, cuanto cuesta para hacerse candidato, y otra informacion pertinente. Seccion 9: Cada candidato para la oficina de alcalde 0 consejero tiene que ser residente que pueda votar de la ciudad. Cada candidato en busca de la oficina de consejero de distrito tambien tiene que vivir en ese distrito. Seccion 10: La feccha mas tarde en la que un candidato puede dar su aplicacion para que aparezca su nombre en la balota para tal eleccion por esto se disigno y se establece come las 5 de la tarde, miercoles, el 23 de marzo, 1988. No se puede hacer aplicacion antes del 22 de febrero, 1988. El gasto para cada candidato deseando hacerse consejero por esto se establece como cincuenta dolares ($50.00). El cargo de aplicacion por cada candidato de la oficina de Alcalde es cien dolares ($100).00). Estos gastos se usaran para disminuir el coste de la eleccion, y dicho gastos se usaran de forma prorrata y si quede algo de los gastos, este de devolvera a dichos candidatos. En rez de pagar dicho cargo, un candidato puede podra obtener una posicion en el boleto con la presentacion de una peticion como escrito en el Home Rule Charter de la Ciudad de La Porte. Seccion 11: Dicha eleccion se celebrara conforme las provisiones de la carta municipal de la ciudad de La Porte, y las leyes generales electorales del estado de Tejas que gobiernan las elecciones generales y municipales, tanto que estas se aplican. Seccion 12: Inmediatamente despues de dicha eleccion, los oficiales contaran y entregaran los resultados y records acompanantes de uso en el cuente oficial al ayuntamiento de la ciudad de La Porte y el ayuntamiento contara estos resultados tan pronto posible, entonces inmediatamente declarara los resultados ~ . . Ordenanza Num 1579, Page 6 de la eleccion. Entonces el alcalde inmediatamente dara al candidato que gano la mayoria de la votacion en cada lugar de votacion un certificado de eleccion. Tales oficiales eligidos tomaran sus tareas dentro de diez (10) dias, no inclusive los domingos, al tomar su juramiento de oficina. Seccion 11: Cada y toda provision, parrafo, oracion, y clausula de esta ordenanza ha side seperadamente considerado y pasado por el ayuntamiento de la ciudad de La Porte, Tejas, y cada dicha provision hubiera side pasada seperadamente sin otra provision cualquiera, y si una provision de esta resulte inefectiva, invalida, 0 contra la constitucion, no importa la causa, esto no danara 0 afectara la porcion que queda, ni ninguna otra parte, sino la porcion valida quedara en vigor como si la hubieran pasado por si sola. Seccion 14: Esta ordenanza estara efectiva inmediatamente despues de ser y pasada aprobada. Seccion 15: El ayuntamiento oficialmente halla, determina, recita, y declara que noticias escritas suficientes de la fecha, la hora, el lugar, y el sujeto de esta reunion del ayuntamiento fueron puestas en un lugar conveniente al publico en la casa del ayuntamiento de la ciudad durante tiempo requerido por la ley antes de esta reunion, como requerido por la ley de las sessiones abiertas, articulo 6252-17, las leyes tejanas civiles revisadas anotadas; y que esta session ha estado abierto al publico todo el tiempo cuando esta ordenanza y otras coas tocante a esta han sido discutidas, consideradas, 0 cuando se han tomado acciones oficiales tocante a esta, como requerido por la ley. Mas, el ayuntamiento ratifica, aprueba, y confirma tales noticias escritas, sus contenidos, y que se han hecho publicas. Pasada y aprobada este dia el 8 de febrero, 1988. CIUDAD DE LA PORTE Por s/Norman L. Malone Norman L. Malone, Mayor ATESTADO: s/Cherie Black Secreta ria municipal APROBADO: s/Knox Askins Licenciado municipal